Archive | Issue 6: 2020

This mini graphic novel illustrates observations/experiences I witnessed of making space abroad, with a reflection on how I can make space in the same way at home. Rachel Han RodneyRachel is a a senior in Human Centered Design and Engineering [HCI+], passionate about inclusive design and learning about different communities. She strives to make a […]

These are letters to views in Accra and Cape Coast in Ghana, West Africa. I wrote letters to the views in these photos using the reflections and notes in my journals from my study abroad experience. The letters feel like an ode to the view in combination with questions and mixed emotions. They remind me […]

After my sophomore year, I decided to leave the UW campus and travel for a year and a half while pursuing my education. I completed five different study abroad programs, located in Berlin, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Seoul, and Rome. Each came with its own challenges and unique beauty: I found myself discovering pieces of myself in […]

In these two pieces, I wanted to capture the metamorphosis of self that was prompted by my study abroad trip.  In August of 2019 I went to Ghana, and it truly changed my life. The focus of my trip was centered on global service learning and the politics of help. I had the opportunity to […]

After days of rain, I wake up to a blast of sunshine peeking through our hostel blinds, rudely awakening me far before my alarm. I roll out of my bunk, trying to avoid waking the other girls in my room. I stumble into the bathroom and let out a shrill laugh upon looking at my […]

New visions open onto the world, both spectacularly wide and highly focused. Visions of new futures appear, but also the ghosts of the past. Solitary Interactions by Amy Judith BeharRebirth. Alteration. Transformation. by Sarai LunaGo Solo by Tania AlgeboriA Letter to Views by Devon PimentelliThe Time is Now, Speak Up by Anna BartonMaking Space Abroad & […]

I met many people during my trip abroad. Some of them smiled at me, some of them helped me, and most of them just walked by. To me, the crowd is part of street view, and simultaneously, I become part of the street view to them. The city is a stage, and everyone is both […]

These poems were written in two different spaces and places. There are four pairs. Each pair starts with a poem written during my time studying in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Each second work was written in response to its pair a month or two after I returned home. Each of these poems tackles issues of movement, […]

My piece explores the gray realm of memory, how it is impossible to preserve a past perfectly despite one’s commitment to accuracy. Amidst the plethora of internal voices and feelings, memories are constantly dissolved, reconstructed, and forged. When I revisit Kathmandu through the printing of photos and the watching of captured moments, I wondered how […]

voicemails left for friends Westminster  I was fumbling with the headphones for the audio tour at Westminster Abbey when I looked up and saw someone I’d gone to high school with. 4,781 miles from home and there they were just a few meters away. Can you even believe it? I tried to remember their name […]